Been coming here since I was a young teen, love this place, they play great music and stay true. Ken is dope and knows what's up.

Love the store, greatest selection in Southern California. Tons and tons to look at.

This is probably the best record store around for rock and punk. Plus if you need gear(patches, shirts, belts, and pins) this is the place to go. They have a wide selection that will satisfy all your needs. read more

The other than 5 star reviews are a joke. This is a PUNK ROCK music store!! Best of all is Kenny that usually works on the weekends. Talk about a walking encyclopedia of Punk music. This guy is amazing! This store is a one of a kind and a must visit if you're walking down Melrose.. read more

We always hit up Headline when it town, it seems to have been here forever. The owner is really nice and helpful and alway has new treasures to be found. A must stop if you are in Hollywood, read more

As always, headline comes through with all your punk rock needs- this place never disappoints with good tunes, and a plethora of bad ass shit. Thank headline read more

The best stock of records, shirts and all things you have been trying to find at other shops. Highly recommend for anyone looking for the a great punk record shop in LA read more

Awesome selection. Endless amount of patches. Great customer service. The place to go since I was a teenager and now I bring my own teenager read more

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Best band shirt selection! Went out of their way to locate a CD we've been having trouble finding!!!We'll be back. Thank you Headliners & of course John! read more

I hate Melrose with a passion but I'll deal with the traffic and parking just to go to headline. They have good selection of CDs and t-shirts. Been going to headline for many years and still manage to spend a long time sifting through all the stuff they have. Highly recommend! read more

This place rocks! I have known Jean-Luc for 20 years & he knows good music. Great store with great selections...

Easily one of the last stands for true punk rock. If anyone is keeping it alive, it's Headline Records. Jean, the owner, is a true people's person and will enthusiastically welcome you and can maintain friendly conversation. They stock plenty of records, shirts, patches, belts and pins here so if you're into supporting local while picking up something to keep you busy until the next show, here's a great spot. read more

Great shop. All your punk rock gear for a great price. Great service too. Buttons. Records pretty much everything. They even sell leather dye. Got my patches here for ten bucks!! read more

Great punk rock selection. John is super nice. I definitely will be back and will recommend this place to friends.

Always a great selection. Great people working shirts, buttons, enamel pins, vinyl. You will not be disappointed ever. Check it out if you're in the area. read more

A great selection of punk rock vinyl, cd's, and t shirts. They have a selection that is always updated. I also follow them on IG and they let you know when they get new shipments in. Also, if you find a gem of a record in there, jump on it or someone else will. read more

This place kicks ass. I saw the Dwarves here, my band played there, Jean Luc is awesome, and knows more about punk rock than anybody I know. Also, after my band played, he told us we sucked. Which was awesome. read more

Need a vinyl fix? Tired of searching the bins at Amoeba? Headline is your one stop Punk/Ska/alt record store. They have an amazing selection, are super friendly, know everything you ever wanted to know about some obscure grindcore band from Norway, and they will even have the bands shirt for sale. Super friendly to local bands, really an all around pleasure. So next time you need a local record store to recommend some great local band, Headline is your place. read more

I love this place, ive been going since high school, i got my shirts my cds and patchs. The workers very friendly as well all sharing history! read more

The best punk rock record store in the United States. I first came here about 12 years ago while on vacation from Minnesota. Long before I resided in California. The owner Jean-Luc is super cool and knowledgable. Unlike Extreme Noise(Minneapolis), if Headline doesn't have a vinyl or CD you're looking for, they'll order it for you. Tons of great music, cool shirts, buttons, etc. Classic '77 punk, pre-punk/garage, '82 hardcore, thrash, crust, street punk/Oi!, Black Metal, Psychobilly, New Wave, and so on.... Headline has it all. A great record store for the true punk enthusiast!!! read more

I love all types of music! The selection of Hardcore, Punk, Garage, etc. is amazing. The owner is Tops, Cool to the bone! He remembered my friend who shopped there in the past. They have an excellent array of band T-Shirts! DVD music videos too! read more

Have never bought anything musical from this place. There are reviews for that. Mine are for the ever popular studs. If you want to stud the fabric outta every piece of clothing you own (a la me), then this is the place. I couldn't wait long enough to order studs and spikes offline, hot topic has minimal amounts for too big a price tag, and downtown shops are expensive and far. This place has loads of options and for a pretty good price. I usually get 130 studs for a bit over $10! :) and they're super nice. Sometimes I go into the punk rock stores and you'd think I'd have 7 eyes and boobs the size of minnesota, but the service here has always been over and beyond. read more

I went here a few times a few years ago, but decided to do a review now. This store is great and the guys working here are also great and friendly. It's got a good selection of old school hardcore, punk, thrash, and ska. You mostly find music in the range of the early 80s to late 80's old school hardcore and 70s punk. Very organized for a small hardcore punk music shop. I could find everything I was looking for. They got a lot of music selection and no matter what people say that the stuff is more expensive than other record stores, it's still worth it. I personally don't think it's any more expensive than most record shops. Check it out. read more

Love this place! Wonderful service! Staff is well educated and kind. No elitism. One doesn't have to be "cool" or "in the know" to enter. Great Tshirt and punk patches as well! read more

Amazing selection of off-beat, obscure music digs. Wish they had stores like this in San Diego. Decent prices and even better customer service! read more

Great punk rock store. Lots of shirts, records, cd's, etc. Not too many of these stores around these days. I remember 20 yrs ago when Taang records was down the street and you can find some other punk gear there too. Miss that spot. read more

This place is freaking cool!!! My bf wanted stop by to check out their selection of vinyl & tees and OMG we were blown away!!! We love this place!!! read more

been coming to Headline since it was on the 2nd floor of a strip mall in westwood. then moved to westwood blvd. now it's been on melrose for over 10 years. wow. anyways...this is the place to go for all punk(ish) musical needs. Jean-Luc, the owner, rules. if you haven't been to Headline you simply aren't punk. go back to hot topic...or pomona...or wherever you're from. read more

Awesome place with great selections!!! Got a few cool accessories. Skull, bullet, grenade accessories. Plus records and shirts. Will be back for more stuff. read more

Basically the place to go to find all your punk rock Amoeba Music never really carries. Amoeba might have cheaper releases but you have a better time here finding something more obscure in the punk genre because this place freakin' specializes in all that shit. That alone makes it a great place to go. Parking can suck ass out here though. read more

My boyfriend used to come here to buy tickets for shows, he brought me here for the first time great place. Lots of awesome stuff.

Best independent record shop around. Been coming here since I started collecting records.

Ive been here a handful of times and it always seems to have something I need to take with me. I like the variety of music, and what they have in stock because in san diego we dont have much for punk specific record shops. Although I always have to take a piss in the middle of my scavenging thru vinyl, I do feel that u have to look thru all the bins before u can leave. Problems occur between me and my girlfriend when she walks all up and down melrose and I am barely getting thru half the shelves. Good shop. Check it out. Buy some music. read more

What a waste of time. If you're 12 years old and everything on Melrose is cool to you, then this is your shop. If you're more refined and want broad selection, leave here fast. Go any place, just leave. read more

If you want real punk rock this is the store for you! I'm into many genres of music but this is the only spot where I get my punk from. They have it all crust, thrash, grind, oi, hardcore, street, and more! They are a classic shop with a good vibe! Support your local shops!!! read more

Ken was fucking awesome! Thank you again for digging up all this great stuff for us! We'll be back for more as always!

My cousin showed me this place. Very unique independent punk shop. Definitely recommend this place if you're looking for records, shirts, and accessories read more

Best record store in LA hands down. I've been coming here for years and never disappoints! Vast selection of punk/hardcore music, t-shirts and pins... I shop in-store and the website is fully stocked too. read more

I've ONLY been shopping at this fine establishment for thirty years so yeah I guess it's the shit!

Been coming here since 12 years old one stop shop if unwant something they dont have they may be able to order it for ya if its still in print &depending on what distro of you go anywhere else and you from la .you sleepin read more